Chapter 18 · Liberation Through Renunciation

    Verse 23

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 18, Verse 23

    नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣhataḥ kṛitam aphala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam uchyate

    Translation

    That obligatory act is said to be Sattvika, which is done without attachment, without desire or aversion, and by one who seeks no fruit.
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